“THIS IS THE BEST GIFT WE CAN GIVE THE WORLD!”
Honestly, my hubby and kids put up with me with this work I do for God! Thanks, guys! But I see it as the most incredible privilege and honor that God would choose us to represent Him in the world. Like I always say, WE AIN’T PERFECT–FAR FROM IT!!!- but we get to show you that God doesn’t require perfection to roll with Him! His love is unconditional, and He holds our sins and transgressions away from as far as the East is from the West, baby! God is our greatest friend, and He is intimately involved in our lives!
Like yesterday, I was talking to my daughter, Julie. She told me her appointment with God was about this verse:
“Be still and know that I am God.” – Psalm 46:10
You know, I always tell you guys that when I see the number “311,” this is God reminding me of that specific verse. Fast forward to this morning, I go to my God tree, and of all the stories to show up, was this one about the very first time He used this verse to communicate to me about letting Him take care of a situation I had going on with my husband at that time:
“Thank you for your positive influence on our family,” I said to one of those people yesterday. My hubby just handed me the phone to say hello to him, and there is something I’ve been seriously upset about and disagreeing with my husband on that I jumped on the opportunity to mention to this wise and older friend. God has been telling me to BE STILL and leave the battle to Him, so I no longer fight with my husband about it. After explaining to this family friend the situation, in my husband’s presence, he then spoke to my husband on my behalf to please consider what I’ve been saying. He told him what a great wife I am and how he sees our future grandchildren thanking us in our graves for making these crucial decisions that we are making right now on their behalf.
Wow! That conversation blew me away as to God’s deep involvement in my life. I was just at the right place at the right time to speak to this friend who spoke so beautifully to my husband. When I was out walking and venting my frustrations to God last week, He whispered clearly in my spirit, “Be still, Nik, trust Me to handle this matter.” On the way home, I decided to see what God had to say to me on our family’s website based on the minutes past the hour. I went to that specific page, and look what incredibly showed up with God confirming His whisper to me:
“BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD”
Fast forward three years later, God has exceeded anything we could have ever asked for or imagined! Let me tell ya, I say this is our family’s work for God, but honestly, God is seriously at work on behalf of us! Just know that God is always with you, too, and He is working for us in the spiritual realm. He is there to help us in every aspect of our lives if we communicate with Him and seek Him in all our decisions. We don’t have to figure out everything for ourselves. We must learn God’s voice, though, and follow where He is leading us. It is super hard sometimes to obey God, but when we do, this is how He leads us to the best life with Him. I love how that friend put it that our future grandchildren will be thanking us in our graves for our decisions today (Wink! Wink!). I pray we all go to God and make wise decisions, not allowing the devil in our lives and homes to set us on the wrong path. Amen.